diff --git a/esphome/components/light/automation.h b/esphome/components/light/automation.h
index af295df369..70c423af0a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/automation.h
+++ b/esphome/components/light/automation.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ template<typename... Ts> class LightIsOnCondition : public Condition<Ts...> {
  protected:
   LightState *state_;
 };
-template<typename... Ts> class LightIsOffCondition : public Condition<LightState, Ts...> {
+template<typename... Ts> class LightIsOffCondition : public Condition<Ts...> {
  public:
   explicit LightIsOffCondition(LightState *state) : state_(state) {}
   bool check(Ts... x) override { return !this->state_->current_values.is_on(); }
diff --git a/esphome/components/light/automation.py b/esphome/components/light/automation.py
index 629073707e..41074c098d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/automation.py
+++ b/esphome/components/light/automation.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from esphome.const import CONF_ID, CONF_TRANSITION_LENGTH, CONF_STATE, CONF_FLAS
     CONF_EFFECT, CONF_BRIGHTNESS, CONF_RED, CONF_GREEN, CONF_BLUE, CONF_WHITE, \
     CONF_COLOR_TEMPERATURE, CONF_RANGE_FROM, CONF_RANGE_TO
 from .types import DimRelativeAction, ToggleAction, LightState, LightControlAction, \
-    AddressableLightState, AddressableSet
+    AddressableLightState, AddressableSet, LightIsOnCondition, LightIsOffCondition
 
 
 @automation.register_action('light.toggle', ToggleAction, automation.maybe_simple_id({
@@ -145,3 +145,16 @@ def light_addressable_set_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
         templ = yield cg.templatable(config[CONF_WHITE], args, cg.uint8, to_exp=rgbw_to_exp)
         cg.add(var.set_white(templ))
     yield var
+
+
+@automation.register_condition('light.is_on', LightIsOnCondition,
+                               automation.maybe_simple_id({
+                                   cv.Required(CONF_ID): cv.use_id(LightState),
+                               }))
+@automation.register_condition('light.is_off', LightIsOffCondition,
+                               automation.maybe_simple_id({
+                                   cv.Required(CONF_ID): cv.use_id(LightState),
+                               }))
+def binary_sensor_is_on_to_code(config, condition_id, template_arg, args):
+    paren = yield cg.get_variable(config[CONF_ID])
+    yield cg.new_Pvariable(condition_id, template_arg, paren)
diff --git a/esphome/components/light/types.py b/esphome/components/light/types.py
index 33ba759df0..9be6cc8319 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/types.py
+++ b/esphome/components/light/types.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ ToggleAction = light_ns.class_('ToggleAction', automation.Action)
 LightControlAction = light_ns.class_('LightControlAction', automation.Action)
 DimRelativeAction = light_ns.class_('DimRelativeAction', automation.Action)
 AddressableSet = light_ns.class_('AddressableSet', automation.Action)
+LightIsOnCondition = light_ns.class_('LightIsOnCondition', automation.Condition)
+LightIsOffCondition = light_ns.class_('LightIsOffCondition', automation.Condition)
 
 # Effects
 LightEffect = light_ns.class_('LightEffect')
diff --git a/tests/test1.yaml b/tests/test1.yaml
index a9f49e789f..b5646762e8 100644
--- a/tests/test1.yaml
+++ b/tests/test1.yaml
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ mqtt:
         condition:
           - wifi.connected:
           - mqtt.connected:
+          - light.is_on: kitchen
+          - light.is_off: kitchen
         then:
         - lambda: |-
             int data = x["my_data"];